The obvious “hidden” monopoly that is the realm of Comcast may very well lose its vice grip of a stranglehold on the average household due to a recent power play by streaming giant Hulu. Through its Xfinity platform, Comcast is widely known as a Cable predator/provider in markets where virtually no alternative vendors exists for consumers, other than […]
Pokémon Go- The New Gym?
While fitness tracking devices have been maligned as a questionable return on investment in the quest for increased intensity of workouts and subsequent health benefits, a new study allegedly shows that Pokémon Go players are becoming healthier in proportion to time logged into the game. According to a New York Daily News article, Go players are taking 26% more steps […]
Imperfections Lead To Innovation, The New Twist In Nanotechnology
As simplicity in the design of nature correlates directly with eloquence and efficiency, scientists and researchers in the laboratory strive continuously for effective methods of echoing symmetry on an atomic scale. However, recent computer models and simulations have shown that the introduction of slight doses of chaos into stable systems, may create beneficial results. Researchers at Penn State […]
Green Venture Capital Harnesses The Power Of the Waves
As the tedious experimental ventures of solar and wind energy generating technologies continue to profit individuals, despite shortcomings in design, astronomical price tags on material and construction, and the continued negative results in cost-benefit analysis, the US green market now braces for the medium of the ocean joining the crowded shelf of alternative power sources. Thanks […]
The Secret Society Of Low Earth Orbit
While not as dramatic as Tom Wolfe’s account of the legendary Chuck Yeager’s awe inspiring trio of yearning, will and courage to fight the ultimate losing battle in attempting to pierce the nearest borders of space and the furthest reaches of the atmosphere in attaining orbit with a modified Air Force fighter jet, the latest crew from […]
The Solar System Treasure Hunt
Well before the dawn of the digital age, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. While literally circumnavigating the lottery- like odds in uncovering a substantial planetoid body in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System, the young astronomer could not predict the subsequent wayward characteristics of an unbalanced narrative. Nine years after the explorer’s death […]